Overview
- Giorgia Meloni said a targeted bill on youth gang violence will be brought to forthcoming Council of Ministers meetings.
- The draft envisions banning the carrying of bladed weapons with an added penalty when offenders are masked.
- The government is considering prohibiting knife sales to minors, including online, alongside sanctions for parents of offending minors.
- Meloni cited a reported 3.5% drop in crimes in the first ten months of 2025 compared with a year earlier but argued that progress remains inadequate.
- She pointed to recent judicial decisions she says undercut enforcement and urged government, police and the judiciary to act in concert.